CFS's responsible investing options can help advisers align portfolios with their clients' values on ethical behaviour and environmental sustainability without compromising financial objectives. Advisers offering responsible investment choices can attract and retain clients who prioritise sustainable and socially responsible financial decisions.

Better financial performance
Added client value
Improved risk management
Better financial performance

Responsible investments typically achieve stronger risk-adjusted financial performance than their peers, consistently outperforming benchmarks over short and long-term time frames.1 

Better financial performance

As clients become increasingly aware and concerned about global challenges, demand for products that strive to make a positive impact in these areas is growing. A study from 2024 revealed that 88% of Australians expect their savings and super to be invested responsibly and ethically.*

Better financial performance

Companies with strong ESG policies often exhibit better long-term sustainability2. Advisers may opt for responsible investments to mitigate risks associated with poor governance, environmental controversies, or social issues.

 

1Source: Responsible Investing and Financial Performance Fact sheet, Responsible Investment Association Australasia, Feb 2021

 

*Responsible Investment Association of Australasia (RIAA), From Values to Riches, 2024 

2W Henisz, T Koller, R Nuttall, ‘Five ways that ESG creates value’, McKinsey Quarterly, Nov 2019, accessed 11 Nov 2023

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CFS Thrive+ Sustainable Growth

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Global Equities

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Class A

FirstChoice

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Generation Global Share

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Global Equities

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